5 forgotten Nintendo 64 platformer mascots that should get a modern revival

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The early days of mainstream 3D console gaming began with the PS1 and Nintendo 64. These were pretty experimental times, with developers and genres adjusting to the X, Y, and Z axes. That meant new ideas for the then-new consoles.

As is the norm with every gaming generation, new franchises were born, many quirkier than the others. Unfortunately, a lot of the lesser-known IPs have been lost to time. This also means that gamers nowadays cannot experience the charm of those games and their protagonists anymore.

The Big N's debut 3D machine, in particular, had some interesting games, particularly in the platformer genre. So here are 5 platformer mascots that saw games on the Nintendo 64 and deserve to make a comeback.

The sly, glasses-wearing gecko, Gex, saw his first entry on the 3DO system. However, Gex: Enter the Gecko marked his debut in three dimensions. Released in 1998, the plot saw the sly lizard jump and kick his way to once again take down Rez, the antagonist t-rex.

The 3D entry feels a lot like Super Mario 64, with similarly themed levels. There's a decent variety, from being inside a virtual space to actual outer space to fighting lightsaber-wielding aliens. Reportedly, the Nintendo 64 version had some content cut, particularly at six levels. However, in turn, it did get an exclusive underwater level, not on PC or PS1.

Goemon is a blue-haired ninja from Konami who appeared in the SNES game The Legend of the Mystical Ninja. The quirky Goemon made his Nintendo 64 debut with Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon in 1998. The plot is kind of weird and very over the top. It features a giant flying peach turning parts of ancient Japanese locales into Westernized fine art structures, like a European-style castle.

This mischief must